Joel Mcsparin

JOEL MCSPARIN, 91, OF OVERLAND, MO FORMERLY OF STONEFORT, IL DIED TUESDAY OCTOBER 7, 2008 AT 2:00 AM AT HIS RESIDENCE. GRAVESIDE SERVICES WILL BE HELD FRIDAY OCTOBER 10, 2008 AT 11 AM AT ZION CEMETERY NEAR OZARK, IL. THERE WILL BE NO VISITATION ALL FRIENDS SHOULD GO DIRECTLY TO THE CEMETERY. MILITARY RITES WILL BE PERFORMED BY THE CARRIER MILLS AND HARRISBURG AMERICAN LEGIONS. FELTY FUNERAL HOME IN CARRIER MILLS, IL IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS. HE WAS BORN ON JUNE 12, 1917 IN STONEFORT, IL TO THE LATE JAMES WESLEY & ROSE ELIZABETH (BURNS) MCSPARIN. HE MARRIED THE FORMER HELEN WIMAN WHOM PRECEDED IN DEATH. HE OWNED AND OPERATED AN AUTO DEALERSHIP IN ST. LOUIS, MO FOR MANY YEARS. HE SERVED IN THE AIR FORCE DURING WORLD WAR II. HE IS SURVIVED BY A BROTHER: CLYDE MCSPARIN OF PADUCAH, KY; GOOD FRIEND: BERNIE BURNS OF BOWLING GREEN, MO; SEVERAL NIECES & NEPHEWS. HE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS WIFE, PARENTS, AND A SISTER: JEANETTE APPEL.